New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-13
AN EXPLOSION DENIED.
sArETY-vALvEs MEANT TO BLOW OFF.
TESTIMONY N THE BUFFALO OIL CONSPIRACY CASE
MR. Matthew's EXPORTS TO GET THE
EvEREsTs INTO PRISON.
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nunsh Hiram B. and Charles NJ Everest for alleged
conspiracy TO injure trade and commerce, pcrsoned
| by the Buffalo Lubricating Oil Company, IL nearing
the end. Todays session occupied 10y the defence
I'm showing what motives Of selling out and uidng the
Messrs Everest behind the prison bars had actuatcd
President Matthews, and in proving that the BHlaio
Works had been endangered, represented by the
blowing of Of the safety valve and various other crcum
stances tending to show that there was no conspiracy
and If there that trade and commerce were unn-
jurcd. The indications are that no verdict VIII be
! reached before next week
J. Scott Wilson, of the three Vacuum employees
who started The Buffalo Works, called for the defence
to-day. Tie bought oil and sold it in fifteen or twenty
States until March l, 1881. Before that time Wilson
entered into arrangement with Matthews to start the
Buffalo Works the site for which selected on March B.
He famarized himself with the construction OF the
Rochester Works and the processes used there Work
WAS begun the middle OF March the Buffalo Works.
He heard Miller and Matthews talk about duplicating
the Vacuums castings He travelled on the ropd to get
trade for and also bossed the construction
OF the works Frank Bearlsey, Taylor and other men
were competent 10 run the The two fire stills
were completed when Miller went away and the Vacuum
still was walled in There was no general consultation
about Mers abscondng and Matthers said he was eiad
Miller was gone. Wilson the only man who could
compound oils When the first spoiled, not much
was said except that Miller in an Exist. saloon
almost all day
Odd Mr. Matthews say that the Vacuum or Standard
S Gad because sew You knew their pToeesses X-Yea
QDh he say We can so to the Vacuum customers ana
NAY S Inc ssmc mo-, oils sHS yataS@
got 10000 or $4,000 by being bought out by the
The batch OF oil spoiled would have been worth three
or four dollars barrel for machine oil. long cross
examination followed. in which Wilson said that the
blowing open OF a safety valve upon still was not an
unusual and the safety valve on the Buffalo
Companys still had frequently blown off without doing
| Tho tmp of flp
Miller was away Wilson able to manufacture oil as
well as Miller. Said Wilson:
was to construct works and directed tho consactioa
The WORKS We wanted Miller had been the super
the market Tie controlling Idea regarding Miller was that
we mEh tel our customers tnSt we M @ because he
Odd You protest against tho starting Of The Vacuum
still by the Bufalo Company Al told Matthews npd
AZ good oil needed with five stills Besides 1t would be
infringing ON the Naeuuns paints got IN wv P o cpn
tracts the Buffalo Company as soon as could
Frederick saxon, OF Cory, was again placed on The
stand and testified
Miller told me that he some letters; large stack o.
letters some OF them from NJ Matthew'S a19 na nc wong
sell u he would not allow anybody to look at tho letters
saxton had seen a letter from lawyer Oaterbridge Of
the Vacuum Company. in which he said:
want to sec myself and should be happy to
have Miller present whom look AT lhen' Suet NV ~
aud knows well enough that I am not shYste ana l
nothing small about our people, and u W. agree 70 90
letters Miller session which wo deem Of yane to
Miller wiz unfairly by him or take any adAant
age Of him.
Joseph stearns, n Boston oil man, who had been
brought here by the prosecution then evidence re-
garng talks he had Matthews In Boston and Albany
when Tho latter spoke about his 100000 suit against the
Vacuum OIL Company.
Odd Matthews tel that n no oould got go2d iuds
men he "a Evorsts behind the bars and That was
9e only ply VA Sy SoT a sf cSmpay AYe m
4IDd ne s5y t43 a., l1e S" w ' ''"
h5n b g Won Gs ag y 'f dn believe Miller reliable and
q pi Matthews say ne DID not care as long a. he had fof
Ayes, sir
o-Did he say to you must get me STANDARD people
where punish them before an bring ihe 70
Matthevs said five can get Judgment we can gee
ton against We M, sur! at All 6a,l3ris so
occur si on december %. 1885.
Mr. Matthews was recalled and questioned regarding
tho conversation held with Mr. stearns In the Boston
Office OF the Buffalo oil Company in Decer ber 1850
Odd you say to him you would have get the Eyer:
out Al said that to anybody.
Mr. Matthews did not rccollcct having been In Boston
Mt that time lie denied the interview he said on gen
cral principles .
Arthur T. uslcy who has been employed by both oil
COMPANIES testified that Boston, In December 1883,
he heard conversation between Matthews and searn%
Matthews said he wanted get the Eyerests behind inc
bars.
substance lie also said that c Eyeros., where he
could mp and they would pay anything rather IMAM
DO put behind the bara
Sergeant Cuthbertson Of the Signal once, testified
about the weather June II, 1881 when tue rst run
occurred 1t was warm DAY, Win "lnu VI N'"o ''
hour. -, a., c.-,.., on
Thompson MsGowan, connected with the standard OIL
Company at Cleveland was called To show rs an expert,
that such state dan ger did not surround inc Buo
works claimed by the prosecution lie mas hanuiact
ured oil for twenty The uniform usage - 70
atrach safetyyayes fire stills There are Othef outlets
for tho yapors petroleum leading 70 the
Gases first OF at temperature 0f 10 ana uiner
yapors varying I'm density are thrown on ms the neat
"a and the distillaOn proceeds Nhcn sun Is
irst charged with, say l75 barrels OF petroleum. Is
economical 70 big fires 50 as TO get the petroleum
heated 10 n utilizing point quickly possible There
hours Asked about tho cloud OF vapor when escapes
from the safety valve OF the Buffalo s the witness sa
that 1t must have been mixture OF steam anu anu
oil yapor because tho latter alone Mouh noI 20
| Visible Such cloud could not explode on
coming into the atmosphere Frequently water IS
numned info still with crude oil, and IL Is common 10
and water held suspension In the crude put When
heat Is applied precipated 70 the bottom OF
the still Under the conditions described on tue Gay VIC
safety-yavc blew off, the witness said That gas NApos
ere moi likely 10 settle enough to tho still TO eaten
dames would follow the safety-yalye where they
~omd burn like gas Tot until the safety-valVe closed
barrel OF crude might be wasted In blowing on anu
that would cost perhaps ST.. United states Dlslret-
Attorney Daniel ~ Lockwood Will address the jury ior
the defence.